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GAR COUPLING.

No. 278,235,. Patented May,22,1883.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. GOSSETT, or LIBERTY, Tennessee, ASSIGNOR on ONE-HALF TO J. J. WILLIAMSANI) s. I). BASS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 2'78,235, dated May 22, 1883.

Application filed May 3, 1832. Renewed March 14, 1883. (No model.)

Tocll whom it may concern Be it known that I, W. J. GOSSETT, ofLiberty, in the county of De Kalb and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-(Jouplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a simple, durable, and efficient coupling for railroad-cars and the like.

In the drawings, Figure l is an end view of a car having my improved coupling; Fig. 2, a side view of one end of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof; Fig. 4, an inverted plan view; Fig. 5, a plan view; Fig. 5, a detailed view of the inclined guide-apron and lifting-levers; Fig. 7, a like view of the pin-lifting lever; Fig. 8, a detail view of the apron, showing its construction and parts; and Fig. 9, a detail view of the cen tral portion of the apron-liftin g lever.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the car, having on its under side the cross-timbers B B and longitudinal parallel timbers O 0, between which latter the drawend of the draw-head, and has arranged around it a' cushion or spring, I. The front end of the draw-head is constructed, in the usual man ner, with the link recess or chamber J and vertical perforation K for the coupling-pin. To provide'for raising the latter in the draw-head, I provide a lever, L, which has an eye or loop, M, at its center, through which passes the coupling-pin, and extends horizontally on each side in'bearings N to the sides of the car, when its arms 0 O are turned upwardly to form handles P P for-turning the lever.

B R are stop-pins arranged at each side of the car, against which the handles P P abut,

to limit the movement of the same and pre vent the coupling-pin from being elevated from out the draw-head. These pins R B may be so constructed that they may serve to hold the lever elevated when desired.

S designates an apron, the upper face of which forms an inclined plane, T, in rear of which is a shoulder, U, and on the incline 'l, at each side, is arranged a projection or raised portion, V, having their inner edges, W, beveled outwardly, as shown. affixed a lever, Y, having arms Z Z extending on each side rearwardly, to the end of the car, whence these arms are continued horizontally in suitable bearings, A, to the sides of the car, their ends being turned up to form handles O 0. Normally this inclined apron S depends under the draw-head, out of the way of the bufl'ers of the adjoining car. To secure the lever Y to the apron, the latter is provided with a dovetail-shaped groove, M, at right angles to its shoulder U, and with angular grooves N N, in which is adjusted the central portion of the lever, with its tongue 0 enter ing groove M. A wedge, P, is then placed in the latter, and a strap, Q, placed over shoulder U, the whole forming a ready, convenient, and separable mode of fastening.

The operation and advantages of my inveir tion will be readily understood. To couple the cars the coupling-pin is first raised by means of its operating-lever. The apron is then by means of its lever elevated, with its shoulder U under the mouth of the draw-head, the highest point of its inclined plane being just atthe bottom of the mouth of the drawhead. The apron will guide the link into the draw-head, when the pin is allowed to fall into place and the apron is dropped to its normal position. To uncouple, it is only necessary to raise the coupling-pin by means of its lever, when 'the link can be withdrawn from the draw-head. It willthus be seen that all operations are accomplished without going between the cars and thereby endangering life.

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I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- To the apron is a The combination, with an apron, S, having In testimony thatlelaim theforegoiug as my IO a, shoulder, U, at right angles to which is own I have hereto affixed my signeturein presformed a dovetail-shaped groove, M, and proenee of two witnesses.

vided with angular grooves N N, of an oper- 5 ating-leve1,Y,having its central portion acl- \VILLIAM J. GOSSETT.

justed in said grooves Ind provided with a tongue, 0, entering groove M, and a Wedge, WVituesses: P, closing the latter, and strap Q, secured CHARLES I. L. HALE,

over the shoulder U, substantially as set forth. BLUFORD H. GIVAN. 

